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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.poˈd͡ʒɛ.o/
- Rhymes: -ɛo
- Hyphenation: i‧po‧gè‧o
Etymology 1
From Latin hypogaeus, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειος (hupógeios, “under the ground”).
Adjective
ipogeo (feminine ipogea, masculine plural ipogei, feminine plural ipogee)
- underground, subterranean
- Synonyms: ctonio, infero, sotterraneo
- (biology) hypogeous, hypogeal
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “both senses”): epigeo
Etymology 2
From Latin hypogaeum, from Ancient Greek ὑπόγειον (hupógeion, “crypt, vault”).
Noun
ipogeo m (plural ipogei)
- (also figurative) underground room; hypogeum